Chapter 2 · Dvitīyo’dhyāyaḥ (Second Chapter)
Verse 58
विपोथिता निपातेन गदया भुवि शेरते। वेमुश्च केचिद्रुधिरं मुसलेन भृशं हताः ॥ ५८ ॥
vipōthitā nipātēna gadayā bhuvi śēratē | vēmuśca kēcidrudhiraṁ musalēna bhṛśaṁ hatāḥ || 58 ||
Translation
'Crushed by the blow of her mace, (some demons) lie on the ground. Some, severely struck by the club, vomited blood.'
Word by word
- vipothitā
- crushed, shattered
- nipātena
- by the blow
- gadayā
- with the mace
- bhuvi
- on the ground
- śerate
- lie, fall
- vemuḥ
- vomited
- ca
- and
- kecit
- some
- rudhiraṁ
- blood
- musalena
- with the club
- bhṛśaṁ
- severely
- hatāḥ
- struck
Meaning
The Goddess wields her mace (gadayā) to crush demons, leaving them shattered and strewn across the battlefield. Others, struck by her heavy club (musalena), suffer such grievous wounds that they vomit blood, illustrating the brutal impact of her attacks and her overwhelming power.